Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-26
Services will be held in the synagogue here
NJ o'clock to morrow evening ana at III
o'clock Wednesday morning.

4 cOiOTSu diTSSlSu ny OluCci lay oi, iOi US iuf1
DRINK and disorderly, were fined So.
John Simms. colored, arrested by Othcers
Franks and Grady, for an assault on Mary
1 Simms, coloreG, was fined 81.
Andrew Lomax, colored, arrested by OH
GERS Price and Henry, for an assault on
Blanche Day, coored, was discharged.
o5ed, arrested by Officer Sherwood, for dlaor-
/ Gerly conduct. were fined s. each.
! Johu Bel, arrested by Officer Jones, On
complaint of VIM. Douglass, was discharged,
aud costs assessed against complainant.
Adam Jefferson, arrested by Officer Tay
Tor, charged with throwing stones at Officer
| Price, was released for trial to morrow.
Mary Houck, colored, for dsorderly con-
duc!, was fined 81.
COUNTY CoURT-Judge d. III. Chichester
presiding.-A regular grand jury was en-
paneed and sworn, and after being charged
by tho Judge st considerable length as to
their duties, retired to their room and re
turned the following:
Com. vs.. Ell Butler, for an attempt to
murder Wm. Il. Otterback, a true bill /;
same VS.. Robert Hoffman, for selling liq
uor On Sunday, true bill; same VS.. J. 2.
Horback, for conducting a lottery called
L
ter and other, for assault and battery, not q
true bill same vs.. Taylor Reed and Jennie
Booth, for an assault with intent to Kill ELL
"a Brown, not true bill.
The grand jury was discharged and the
court adjourned until to morrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Willis Wormly was appointed justice OF
the peace for Jefferson district.
Taylor Reed and Jennie Booth, against
whom the grand jury returned not true
bill as indicted for assault, were rearrested
and baled in the sum Of 5000 for their fur
ther appearance.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. William Malone and
Miss Malone are settled in Paris for the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs ]. II. johnson have returned
from their wedding trip.
Mrs. James e. Carlin, who has been quite
indiSposed at her country residence, Mount
Pleasant, is improving.
Mr. d. A. Studds, OF West End, has gone
to the mountains for the benefit of his
health.
Miss Kate Houck, who has been i'll in
Maryland, is recovering and will soon be
abie 80 be abont again.
An effort is being made 20 induce MIR. d.
Il. Windsor to becoms q candidate for tho
Legislature.
Maj. Geo. t. Wilmington has returned
from tho mountains greatly improved by bis
sQjourn there.
Among those in attendance on the Circuit
Court day were Gen. W. II. Payne, of
Warrauton Mr.. G. p Janney, of Leeshurg,
and III. Liadon Kent, OF Washington.
SUrr.-Tbe U. S District Court at Lynch
bn'g was occupied on Saturday with the
ease Of j = Harden VS. the Virginia Mid
iaod Railroad CO. IIr. Farden and family,
Of Ealcyon Vale, Ga, were among the &C.
cupau,s OF the s'espers on the Virginia Mid
and road which vent through the Amherst
bridge near iha5 city on June 80, 1851 ana
no now claims Of the railroad company Sl0,-
0G0 10: loss af mocey and apparel aud for
ho0iiy ara iaenta; suffering. The trial will
probably consume several days.
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DEATH OF A FoRMER ALEXANDRIA,. -
The announcement is made in another col
umn OF 20 days GAZETTE, of the death CT
Mejor J. Lawrence Hool1, at Charlestowu,
w. Va where he had resided for number
Of years and had been engaged in the active
PURSUITS OF life. 10 was courteous and
p1lar gentleman ard was generally re-
spectel by ali who knew him. Maj. HooH
was q sou of Mr. T. II. Hooff, and had q
large circle Of acquaintance in this, his ma
tive city.
MBETINGs.-The eighth annual conven-
ton of American Inter. Seminary Missione-
ry Alliance will be hold in Christ Church,
this city beginning on the 9th of October
| next, continuing four days.
A meeting OF the incorporates of the
Virginia Steel Company, which was char
tered by tbs Legislature Of Virginia last
May. viii 30 held in this city On Saturday
next.
The VIRGINIA Board of Pharmacy will
meet in Richmond on the 18th of October
next.
SUIT FOR DIvoICB.--In Washington, on
Saturday. Charles Stephenson filed bill
| against Josephine Stephenson for divorce.
They were married in this city on Deem.
| Der Is, 1875. aud have two children, and he
states that be provided for her and them
till April Is, 1887. when in consequence OF
her habit of intenperance he withdrew him.
self and the children from he. society. lie
charges her with adultery.
TAX SALEs.-The sale of county lands
| delinquent for taxes was commenced in
| lroat of the county court house, in this city,
to. day, by Treasurer Wibert. Most of the
lands offered were bought in by the owners,
| but several tracts on which but small
amount WIS due were purchased by specu-
la;ors from Washington. The sale will be
continued to morrow.
RAILROAD AccIDENT.-Whie northern
bound Midland freight train was passing
the Union depot crossing Saturday morn
ing mail and express car ran down the
Norfolk and Western track and collided
with the caboose of the freight train. The
mail car and the ce5oose we're slightly dam
aged, but none of the cars were derailed.-
LyEchburg Nc,rs.
Thc ladies OF Alexandria
should certainly not tail to see the New Fall and
i,od trith